Clinical-thermometer case.



J. G. JENKINS. CLINICAL THEIRMOMETER CASE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 14,1910.

Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

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JOSEPH C. JENKINS, 0F LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA.

GLINIGAL-THERMOMETER CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

Application filed July 14, 1910. Serial No. 571,881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J osnrrr O. JENKINs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lititz, in the county of Lancaster and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inClinical-Thermometer Cases, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a clinical thermometer holder of that classused by physicians and adapted to be carried in the pocket.

The objects of the invention are to provide a device of this class inwhich are embodied two tubular thermometer cases secured together sideby side, either by some suitable binding means, or integral as herewithshown, with the open ends of said tubular cases extending in oppositedirections, and each of said open ends projecting beyond the bottom ofthe other tubular case for the purpose of facilitating the removal ofthe caps from said cases.

Another object of the invention is to provide the open ends of saidtubular cases with a cap screw-threaded thereto and havingdistinguishing marks thereon to indicate the character of thethermometer contained in the case, such as Sub lingual on one cap andRectal on the other cap, so that the two thermometers may at all timesbe kept apart. Still another object of the invention being to attach theupperend of each thermometer to its respective cap so that it may bereadily extracted from the case by the removal of the cap, and it willfurther prevent any danger of the thermometers becoming mixed.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in certainconstruction and combination of parts as will hereinafter be fullydescribed and claimed in the following specification and fullyillustrated in the accompanying drawings which form a part of thisapplication, and in which like figures of reference refer tocorresponding parts in all of the views; but it is fully understood thatwhile I have here described my invention as herewith shown, that I donot confine myself to the exact design as shown, as slight changes maybe made in the construction and arrangement of the parts withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings :Figure 1, is a vertical elevation of the combined case.Fig. 2, is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 4:, is a top planview of the case. Fig. 5, is a bottom plan view of the case. Fig. 3, isa cross sectional view of Fig. 1, taken on the line 3--3.

Referring to the drawings, the device comprises the tubular cases 1, and2, placed parallel to each other and joined together by the integralwall 3. The open end 4, of the case 1, extending beyond the bottom ofthe case 2; and the open end 5, of the case 2, eX- tending beyond thebottom of the case 1. The open end ii, of the case 1, is provided with acap 6, upon the end of which is marked Sub lingual; and the lower end ofsaid cap 6, is formed with an orifice 7 within which is secured by waxor other suitable material the upper end of the thermometer 13. Thelower or open end 5, of the case 2, is provided with a similar cap 8,marked fItectal and provided with an orifice 9, within which is securedthe upper end of the thermometer 10.

The bottoms of each case are provided with a drain hole 11, and thedevice may have attached thereto a safety chain 12, for securing to theclothing.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. A clinical thermometer case comprisingtwo parallel thermometer receptacles secured together side by side,having their open ends extending in opposite directions and with theopen end of each receptacle projecting beyond the end of the otherreceptacle, and each of said receptacles provided with a cap, marked toindicate the class of thermometer therein contained.

2. A clinical thermometer case, divided into two parallel compartments,open at op posite ends, the open end of each compartment extendingbeyond the bottom of the other compartment, a cap for closing the openend of each compartment, and each cap marked to designate thethermometer contained in said compartment.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH O. JENKINS.

' Witnesses WVM. J. COULTER, JOHN J. THOMPSON.

